...you have a patient waiting”, the phrase I’ve always dreamt of hearing. Becoming a doctor has been a dream of mine since I seized many opportunities which will open many doors to my future. I have been already exposed to through a select biotechnology program at my school and through my extensive community service at the Yale New-Haven Hospital lab. I have already taken essential steps towards my lifelong goal. My lifelong dream is to become a doctor. Not only am I interested in this career, but I also value helping others. This is why my volunteer hours are devoted to my goal. I volunteer at Yale New Haven Hospital as an intern in the immunology lab and the short term surgery recovery rooms where I get to aid a multitude of patients and nurses. Yale New Haven Hospital has become a second home to me. I spend a great amount of time volunteering by helping patients that range from a variety of ages. Being with the patients has taught me many skills that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. It has...
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...introduce a fluid, or as part of the procedure of letting blood. There is a high demand for Phlebotomy Technicians. There is more to the job then just taking blood. You'll have to explain to the patients the blood drawing process and provide a calm place where the blood drawing takes place. Before you draw the blood you'll have to prepare the area first. Cleaning the area and making sure the area is safe after the blood is drawn is very important. Protective equipment is needed to ensure personal and patient safety. Put blood samples into appropriate marked containers, add stains to the samples as required and store safely. You'll also have to monitor vitals when working as part of a medical team and update...
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...Hygienist, you are considered to be a specially trained health care professional who help to maintain the dental health of patients and also prevent oral health problems that may occur due to poor oral hygiene habits and techniques (Dental Hygienist). Dental Hygienists see their patients for their routine appointments every six months where they receive a teeth exam and cleaning. As Dental Hygienists, many different tasks are to be performed daily. Hygienists must be willing to administer anesthesia to their patient, give patients their annual teeth cleanings, and also assist dentists while performing fillings, teeth bleaching, sealant, and root canals by making sure the patient is as relaxed and comfortable as possible. Some benefits of becoming a Dental Hygienist are the...
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...Correct Medical Billing and Coding in the Healthcare Industry Medical billing and coding is one of today's topics. When services are billed for patients, they must be coded based on the documentation the physician has dictated in the patients chart to receive payment from the insurance company. As the physicians office and/or hospitals practice correct medical billing and coding, this will prevent audits being brought forth in their practice and/or hospital. Kenny, Christopher,Correct Coding for Dialysis Billing Providers must ensure proper coding to avoid returned claim, 2012. This article is geared for those in the medical field who do coding and billing in hospitals for dialysis. The author is educating the coders and billers how to correctly code for dialysis billing. He mentions that The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, issued a transmittal that has revised the Medicare claims processing manual as it pertains to hospitals billing for dialysis procedures that are non covered under the ESRD benefit for emergency dialysis. In addition, the author discusses how the hospitals should utilize Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System billing code G0275 and code 90935 for hemodialysis. Only to bill G0275, if the hospital is a ESRD facility, emergency services, and when dialysis is performed with related procedures, such as a vascular access procedures or when performed following treatment for an unrelated medical emergency. The author also continues to...
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...to be. The career that i have in mind when I first began college was nursing, however, today want to become technician radiologist. Which I mind pursuing in further path of career. I chose to pursue this career because my early childhood I knew that I wanted to be in the healthcare industry, but entering my adult life never new what exactly i wanted to be. So i choose nursing, than physical therapy, than medical...
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...there are only 18 forensic science undergraduate programs in the US that have been authorized by the American Academy of Forensic Science, my prospective college choices are limited. After tackling the time it will take to earn my bachelors in forensics(4 years), then finish medical school and four years of residency, it will eventually all be worth the wait. The educational path required to achieve my goal of becoming a forensic scientist will be a long, exhausting process. The different characteristics of forensic science- like the use of analytical techniques- is what sets itself apart from just any other science degree(Thorpe). Being just a junior in high school, KEES money plays a major role in helping me decide where I go...
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...A system that regulates an internal setting as well as managing a stable, constant condition of properties is homeostasis; essentially its function is maintaining stability and balance in our bodies constantly. External things, such as medications, medical conditions, stress, our diet and what an individual’s sleep environment is like can create a negative impact one’s sleep-wake needs (Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep. (n.d.). Homeostasis fights these negative influences and does its best to keep our bodies in balance, such as our heart rate, breathing, body temperature and even our blood sugar levels. Fundamentally homeostasis keeps track of and triggers the body to sleep and determines the intensity of sleep (Brain Basics: Understanding...
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...student in the Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology, entering the campus building in which she worked as an animal researcher. When Le failed to return home that evening, her roommates reported her missing to local police. Because security footage didn’t show Le leaving the building, authorities immediately closed it off, and Le’s body was found five days later, hidden inside a wall in a basement laboratory. She had been strangled. It was September 13 – the day on which Le, 24, was to be married. On September 17, police arrested Raymond Clark III, also 24, a lab technician who’d been working in the building on the day that Le disappeared. As of this writing, neither Clark nor the police have indicated any motive, but New Haven police chief James Lewis is on record as saying, “This is not about urban crime, university crime, [or] domestic crime, but an issue of workplace violence, which is becoming a growing concern around the country.” How much concern? In 2007, the last year for which there is reliable data, there were more than 5,600 work-related deaths in the United States. Of these, 864, or 15 percent, were due to assaults or other violent acts; homicides accounted for 628 deaths, or 11 percent of the total, with murder passing “Contact with objects and equipment” to take over the number-two spot in cause of workplace deaths (“Transportation incidents” remains number one). According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were 7,000 workplace homicides...
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...many years now that I want to help people by working in medicine. Only within the past year or two have I considered becoming a vet tech so that I can work in medicine, help people, and work with and help better the lives of animals. Working with animals would be a huge plus. I have chosen to write about what it is like for a vet tech to work in a zoo (and hopefully other wildlife). I would love to make a career out of working with animals you would not normally see every day. There is not a particular species I am interested in focusing on yet, but wildlife (caged or not) and exotic pets seems more interesting than the typical small and large animals. It is long road ahead to become a vet tech and (perform specialty, or have the ability to) work in a zoo, but I am willing to make the commitment. The biggest challenge will be getting through...
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...members of the health care teams, they take medical histories, examine and treat patients, order and interpret laboratory tests and x-rays, and make diagnoses. They may also treat minor injuries, by suturing, splinting, and casting, and they may perform or assist in surgeries. PAs record progress notes, instruct and counsel patients, and order or carry out therapy. In 48 States and the District of Colombia, physician assistants may prescribe some medications. Physician...
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...Medical Coder Melanie Hadnot Professor: Michelle Levack HIT-120-62856 November 20,2015 Medical coding specialist play an important role in the healthcare field. Using alphanumeric diagnosis codes they communicate important information about medical conditions and treatment. Coders translate medical terms into a specific format, allowing information to be send accurately between the physician and the insurance carrier. Correct coding ensures that the patient's medical conditions are recorded properly, verification of the provider’s services and appropriate reimbursement by the payers for their services. Additionally, codes are used by public health agencies to track public health threats, provider performance and to identify potential areas of financial or medical fraud within the healthcare industry. When coding is done properly, patients, providers and payers all benefit. Medical coding specialists work in a variety of settings, both clinical and non-clinical. Clinical settings may include hospitals, surgical centers, physician offices, dental offices and home health agencies. Coders who work outside the clinical setting may work for insurance companies, independent billing and coding services and public organizations. Most Coding specialist work full time in a business office environment coding clinical data from patient charts. They use a variety of resources to code correctly for services, supplies and diagnosis, including ICD and CPT codebooks. Becoming a coding...
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...Technology. Health Information technology is very interesting. I have learned a lot about that I didn’t know even though I do this job on a daily basis. Health information technology (health IT) involves the exchange of health information in an electronic environment. Widespread use of health IT within the health care industry will improve the quality of health care, prevent medical errors, reduce health care costs, increase administrative efficiencies, decrease paperwork, and expand access to affordable health care. It is imperative that the privacy and security of electronic health information be ensured as this information is maintained and transmitted electronically. (US Department of Health and Human Services, n.d.) As a health information technician career opportunities exist in: doctor offices, medical facilities, hospitals, insurance offices, pharmaceutical companies and labs. (Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology, n.d.) Health information technicians have multiple duties/task that are done. The following are some of the duties that I’ve learn that health information technicians have to do: * Review patient records for timeliness, completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness of data. * Organize and maintain data for clinical databases and registries, * Track patient outcomes for quality assessment, * Use classification software to assign clinical codes for reimbursement and data analysis, * Electronically record data for collection...
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... This paper is a Health Care Hall of Fame Museum proposal, it’s composed of five exhibits Marine Hospital Service, Polio Vaccination, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and Electric Health Records (EHR). This part of the exhibit will cover the history, and how did it affect our current health care system. The second part talks about how does everything ties together. Part 1: Health Care Hall of Fame Museum Proposal |Development |Description |Analysis (How does the development affect the current U.S. health care system?) | |1. Marine Hospital |The "Decades Of Healthcare Service" (). In 1798, President John Adams signed into |The relevance of the Marine Hospital service is by the government recognized that | |Service |law the Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen. Creating the Marine Hospital|the servicemen needed federal regulated healthcare. This service was centered to | | |Service. This plan marked the nation’s first pre-paid health insurance plan and was |providing medical care to our servicemen, it evolve to a big organization known as| | |the birth of the modern American medical system. During that time, twenty cents was |the Public Health Service. According to "U.s Department Of Health And Human | | |withheld from the servicemen...
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...Communication through Electronic Medical Records Paper- based records have been around for many years, but with constant advancements in technology, much of information that once was recorded on paper, is now being recorded on the computer, in an attempt to eliminate paper-based medical records completely. Electronic medical records (EMR) are a replacement for the traditional paper charts. The main purpose of electronic medical records is documentation of the medical records containing the patient’s medical history, test results, care received, medications used, and any known allergies. This is very beneficial for many health care providers as well as their patients. Now doctors and nurses have the opportunity to evaluate and compare the patient’s medical history with each other; this helps them to accurately diagnosed the problem and determine the best plan of care for each patient. Benefits to Patient Utilizing EMRs decreases the amount of time that is spent on paperwork and reduces the likelihood of someone’s medical records getting lost, misplaced, or misfiled. This helps to improve both the quality and safety in caring for a patient. After all, there is no substitution for having accurate medical information about a patient along with immediate accessibility within the health care facility (Dr. Bill Crounse, 2005). All of the patients’ information is stored in a main computer server within the health care facility. Most health care organization’s computer system is...
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...helping people who need the medical care and support. What inspired me to become a nurse? It is my own experience of getting a loving care at the Shady Grove Hospital where I delivered my baby. I was deeply touched by the care given to me by the nurses and their day to day work atmosphere of interacting with Doctors, patients, co-workers, and visitors of the hospital. Besides social work environment, other reasons why I am interested in the nursing field are (1) there are a lot of specialties to choose from (2) so many settings to work in (3) and healthy work environment. It’s all about choices and options and serving patients with all types of illnesses. Nursing is a career I can take pride in. It’s an opportunity to provide excellent health care to the patients and make a difference in their lives. Nursing is a career which involves life long learning and great deal of human interaction. And that’s one of the reasons why nursing is a perfect fit for me. After completing BSN degree from University of Maryland, School of Nursing (UMSON), my goal is to work as a nurse in the Emergency care unit. Working in the Emergency care unit, I will have opportunity to provide care to the patients who experience wide range of actual or potential life-threatening illness, injury, or crisis. What inspires me the most about working in the emergency care unit is my own experience where I had to take my daughter to the emergency unit at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC...
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